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Daybreak: Bibi in Moscow
Plus Spain on Syria and how to stop an Iranian bomb
• A Russian newspaper confirmed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Moscow Monday. It went on to speculate that the secret visit indicated an imminent Israeli attack on Iran. [JPost]
• The Spanish Foreign Minister—his country hosted the original talks that led to the Oslo accord—reported that Syrian President Bashar Assad wants to talk peace. [Haaretz]
• American Jewish leaders will converge on Washington, D.C., today to push for an Iran sanctions bill. [JPost]
• A former Mossad chief said on a radio program that only a military attack can stop Iran from building a nuclear bomb. [Haaretz]
• Israel-affilited group Masa, which runs programs for foreign Jews to live and study in Israel, pulled its controversial “Lost” ad. [Haaretz]
Ben-Gurion
Sounding Off
Note to some of my fellow progressives: If we can’t argue about Israel without using anti-Semitic tropes, then the debate is lost before it even begins
Cheap Eats
An entrepreneur opened a Jewish-themed restaurant in Lviv, Ukraine. Chopped liver is on the menu, but not its price—diners get to haggle over it.
Grace Notes
Orthodox klezmer and bluegrass virtuoso Andy Statman and evangelical country star Ricky Skaggs cross genres and faiths to form a mighty duo
Goodbye to All That
For generations, the Jews of Caracas had idyllic weather, prosperity, and vibrant communal organizations. Things have changed under Hugo Chávez.
